Full Steam Ahead

All aboard for the latest documentary delight for trainspotters and history enthusiasts alike

All aboard for the latest documentary delight for trainspotters and history enthusiasts alike. Experts Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn continue their journey through the steam age by visiting the Beamish living museum in County Durham to investigate the early years of passenger trains. As Peter and Alex find out about the harsh realities of life for the navvies building thousands of miles of iron roads across the country during this golden age of steam, Ruth looks at the impact of the railway on other industries – before the team is taken for a ride by a card sharp in a classic old carriage…